The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-09
what william u Moore Has 20 Say
About lt.

Every good citizen OF Memphis aud
Shelby county desires their rapid
growth In wealth and population. The
public policy adopted by their official
servants has, and will continue to
have, much to do in Fastening or re-
tarding their healthy and rapid growth.
Thirty or forty Yeas ago, when Men,
phis was merely country town, with
out railway connections, the question
oil connecting ourselves by railway
with the great commercial centers OF
the country was one of the v,ry first
importance to our people. By very
great forts and comps r Atively heavy
subscriptions, we succeeded In build
iug number OF roads, and thereby
making our city 80 important place
that other roads found II to their in-
terest to hui d into il without our aid
and without our asking. The most
important railways now coming into
Memphis have not asked dollar from
our people, and yet, now that we have
grown to be a great city, with nearly
dozen railways cen'ering here, trans
porting annually 100000 bales OF cot
ing with this Immense tTp 1iiinn khs9sRg,
when the demands OF trade are com.
polling, aud must hereafe r CON
pei, the building Of other
roads to this great railroad and
business center we are a,ked
to come up and subscribe S2C0,O0 TO
build another road on the east bank
OF our great river. do not wish TO
be considtr red as opposicg the build.
ing OF this road. am, on the com
ttary, heartily In favor of IL /
furthermore, am in favor OF every
proposed railwsy-pointing from no
matter where-into Memphis. NV
objection is not to the road, but TO the
manner OF pay ng for 1t. Memphis
Is now paying a tax-or will very
soon be- OF about 4 per cent. on the
assessment of her pr peIty. Her peo-
pie are being asked to pay an add.
tional water tax Of 80 cents to build
and own the water works. Her pub.
lie schools need higher rate OF tax
to make them efficient and useful.
We need an enlargement Of our police |
force; We have voted to increase our
Presidents salary, and 30 on, and 80 |
on. II is easy, therefore, to see how,
unless we are very cautious, we may |
soon involve ourselves in another
financial d I'll ulty, even more serioua
and diasastrous than that from which
we are but now just barely recovering.
IL, therefore, l could get the ear
Of our people l would urge
them to shun any mole
public railroad subscriptions.
Railroads are not now generally built
in that way. Where there Is a leRii.
mate demand there is always annie
capital awaiting that sort OF inyest.
ment. Let any individual who chooses
to do 90, put In his money il he has
faith. Don't ssk this community.
already oveItaxed, TO do IL. The Mia.
land road has an excellent ORGANISE.
ton OF rich and successful business
men. They are we'll able to build the
read without asking dollar either
from Memphis or Shelby county. II
they think 1t will pay them, let them,
by all meane, build II. Two hundred
thousand from Shelby county. 10
yether with $4,000 first mortgage
bonds per mi'e, will prob ably bid
he road through Shelby county With.
Iut the oullsy by these excellent
'entlemeu OF single dollar of their
wn cash. III ey tell us that tier
abroad props rty within this county. II
Then compiee cd, will be taxed high
nOugh 10 pay back all the subsc,ip- j
Ons asked for from the people. do